On Saturday, December 5 at 8:30 p.m., in Zankel Hall, two-time Grammy Award-winning pianist Robert Glasper reunites with his lauded acoustic trio for an evening of genre-busting, improvisational jazz. The pianist, noted by The Wall Street Journal for performing "anything he chooses with feeling and technical brilliance," plays alongside Vicente Archer on bass and Damion Reid on drums.
Glasper, Archer, and Reid-who form the original trio featured on Glasper's first two Blue Note albums Canvas (2005) and In My Element (2007), reconvened late last year at the legendary Capitol Studios in Hollywood, California to record Covered, a return to Glasper's acoustic jazz roots. The material mainly consists of covers, drawing from some of Glasper's favorite songs by Radiohead, Joni Mitchell, John Legend, Kendrick Lamar, and more, as well as several Glasper originals. Hailing from Houston, Texas, Robert Glasper is a jazz pianist with a knack for mellow, harmonically complex compositions that also reveal a subtle hip-hop influence. Inspired to play piano by his mother, a gospel pianist and vocalist, Glasper attended Houston's High School for the Performing Arts. After graduation, he studied music at The New School in Manhattan, where he found performance work with such luminaries as bassist Christian McBride, saxophonist Kenny Garrett, and others. After graduating college, Glasper worked with a variety of artists, including trumpeter Roy Hargrove, vocalist Carly Simon, and rapper Mos Def. The pianist released his debut album, Mood, on Fresh Sound New Talent in 2004. Canvas and In My Element followed in 2005 and 2007, respectively, on Blue Note Records.Saturday, December 5 at 8:30 p.m.
Zankel Hall
ROBERT GLASPER TRIO
•• Robert Glasper, Piano
•• Vicente Archer, Bass
•• Damion Reid, Drums
Tickets, priced at $44 and $52, are available at the Carnegie Hall Box Office, 154 West 57th Street, or can be charged to major credit cards by calling CarnegieCharge at 212-247-7800, or online by visiting carnegiehall.org.
For more information on discount ticket programs, including those for students, Notables members, and Bank of America customers, visit carnegiehall.org/discounts. Artists, programs, and prices are subject to change.Image of at top of release courtesy of Carnegie Hall
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